Kemono Jihen Anime: Premieres January 10, 2021

Kemono Jihen is set in a world where humans coexist with supernatural creatures, spirits, and demons, referred to as “Kemono.”


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The occult fantasy shonen manga by Sho Aimoto combines detective fiction with horror and supernatural elements.

The official website for Kemono Jihen TV anime has revealed its release date. The series will premiere on TOKYO MX on January 10, 2021.

The official website also revealed the two theme songs of the anime – the opening song “Kemonomichi” (Path of The Beast) by voice actor Daisuke Ono and the ending song “Shirushi” (The Mark) by the singer Sayaka Sasaki.

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Visuals Released For Kemono Jihen Anime!

With no news on the episode list, we should expect the animation studio to adapt at least the first five volumes of the manga, to pack the story with enough oomph!

The information regarding the cast and staff was also released a while back:

PositionStaffOther Works
DirectorMasaya FujimoriFairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess
Series Composition, ScriptNoboru KimuraGundam Build Divers
Character DesignerNozomi TachibanaEnsemble! Stars
CharacterCastOther Works
Kabane KusakaNatsumi FujiwaraAbigail Jones (Great Pretender)
Kohachi InugamiJunichi SuwabeGreed (Fullmetal Alchemist)
AkiraAyumu MuraseHinata (Haikyu!!)
Shiki TademaruNatsuki HanaeTanjiro (Demon Slayer)

Kemono Jihen should follow Dorotabu, an inhuman boy, who coincidentally meets up with Inugami during a case. Is Dorotabu the cause of all the dying animals? If not, why is this little boy loathed by every villager? 

With all the mystery surrounding him, Inugami comes to one conclusion: Supernatural.

About Kemono Jihen

The story is set in a world where human beings coexist with beings called kemono, who are supernatural creatures, spirits, and demons. But war breaks out between these two species.

Kemono Jihen Anime: Premieres January 10, 2021
Kemono Jihen | Source: Fandom

A long time after the war, the story brings us to a remote village where dead animals mysteriously start appearing. This phenomenon brings Inugami to the village to identify its cause.

Inugami is an investigator from Tokyo, an occult specialist, who meets a mysterious young boy in the village. The thing is the boy, called Dorotabou, is not huma

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